RISK ASSESSMENT + OSINT TECHNOLOGY FOR DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS

A one-day intensive for journalists, war crimes documenters, and human rights monitors working in conflict-affected contexts. Learn to model risk, verify open-source evidence, and use AI tools — critically — before your next assignment.

Event Details:

• Date:  June 18, 2026, Ukraine
• Location: Online
• Duration: 4-5 hours
• Language: Ukrainian 
• Free to attend: supported by Globe and Mail Foundation
• Includes a 3-month free trial of Co-Pilot by Maira Labs

What you will learn

• Risk Frameworks and Threat Modeling: A structured framework for assessing physical, digital, and legal threats before any assignment — adapted for dynamic frontline environments
• Open-source intelligence collection and verification using tools from cutting-edge innovators
• How to assess access routes, identify extraction options, and factor time-sensitive conditions
• How to use AI-assisted risk tools for your high-risk assignments effectively — and how to identify when their outputs are wrong, outdated, or overconfident

Who this is for

• Journalists covering conflict, occupation, and humanitarian situations
• War crimes documenters and human rights monitors
• Investigative journalists and OSINT analysts
• Fixers and field coordinators supporting reporting teams
• Open to both newer practitioners and experienced field journalists

We encourage media professionals to apply who:

• Have at least two (2) years of professional experience covering the Ukrainian-Russian conflict for local and/or international press;
• Are currently working in high-risk or conflict-affected areas or are planning to travel to such areas;
• Are employees of Ukrainian media organizations or freelancers.

Places are limited. Register to reserve your spot.